A common snapping turtle, a species designated as ecologically disruptive in Korea, was discovered in a park in Incheon, prompting district officials to launch an operation to capture the rogue reptile.
Goliath, a 517-pound Galapagos tortoise living at Zoo Miami in the Florida city, celebrated his 135th birthday and first Father's Day on Sunday after finally siring offspring.
Fourteen historical inventions including the turtle ship — used by Korea's revered admiral, Yi Sun-shin — will be granted honorary patents, according to the Korean Intellectual Property Office.
A more accurate replica of Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s famous turtle battle ship Geobukseon docked at the Korea Naval Academy in Changwon, South Gyeongsang, on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries sets six endangered marine turtles free into sea off a beach in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, on Thursday. Three of them were hatched and bred through artificial incubation and the other three were rescued...
Workers from Hanhwa Aqua Planet, an aquarium in Jeju Island, release six artificially-born or rescued sea turtles into the sea at a beach in Seogwipo, Jeju, during the Sea Turtle Release Event on Thursday.
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